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There are actually more than one past but here we limit ourselves with the simple past (pretérito). By all means learn the others but there's no point doing it before you know this tense by heart!
All regular verbs which end with -ar behave in the same way that CANTAR does:
CANTAR TO SING
Canté I sang
Cantaste You sang
Cantó S/He sang
Cantamos We sang
Cantasteis You sang
Cantaron They sang
Note that we sing and we sang are both 'cantamos'.
Note that there is an accent on 'Cantó ' (S/He sang) to differewntiate it with 'Canto' (I sing).
All regular verbs which end with -er behave in the same way that COMER does:
COMER TO EAT
Comí I ate
Comiste You ate
Comió S/He ate
Comimos We ate
Comisteis You ate
Comieron They ate
Beware the ending for they!
Unfortunately , verbs which end in -ir are mostly irregular. There are rules but they apply rarely. If you need an -ir verb, make sure it's a common one which you have learnt by heart. If you have not, don't use it!
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